New issue: Atlantic Books Today 101
The spring/summer issue of Atlantic Books Today has arrived on shelves across Atlantic Canada. Over eighty new books for the season are highlighted in reviews, excerpts, author interviews, feature stories and more. Look for a free copy at your local bookstore, library or a cafe near you!
In this issue you can take a closer look at the Atlantic Publisher’s Marketing Association’s Best Atlantic-Published Book Award recently presented at the Atlantic Book Awards (spoiler: the 2025 winner is Éditions Perce-Neige for Mal by Chase Corimer!). We’re also celebrating Éditions Perce-Neige’s 45th anniversary, a remarkable milestone for a cornerstone of Francophone publishing in the region.
You can learn about the enduring legacy of Antonine Maillet and Marguerite Maillet, whose contributions to Acadian literature are nothing short of legedary.
In our feature stories, read about books that merge science, activism and storytelling to tackle climate change on the page; books that take us into the world of riot, revolt and rebellion; books that heal, books that get you outside, and art books to inspire you.
Read excerpts from Every Little Thing by Janice Landry (Pottersfield Press), Puppet by Robert Stutt (Merlin Star Press) and He Who Would Walk the Earth by Griffin Bjerke-Clarke (Roseway Publishing).
We’ve got 20 insightful book reviews and 26 more quick picks for you, including books for young readers, and a Q&A with author Marjorie Simmins.
The bold cover image for this issue features Earnscliffe, PEI by the groundbreaking transgender painter, filmmaker and writer Erica Rutherford. The newly released Erica Rutherford by Pam Wendt (Goose Lane Editions published with Confederation Centre Art Gallery) offers a comprehensive look at one of Canada’s most accomplished queer multi-disciplinary artists who has been called “one of the most important artists in PEI in the past 50 years”. Read more about Erica Rutherford in this issue’s feature review.
Find all of this fantastic content on the pages of Atlantic Books Today in the digital version right here.
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